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Regional council does up and sells out, wants new reno job

Regional council sells Kensington Crossing, looks for new CBD project.

Neighbour used buckets of water to fight car fire after crash killed one

One person has died after a car crash into the trees near the Te Hihi stream in Maunu.

Murder-accused gave CPR after bashing partner, court told

Northland murder-accused advised police to get divers out of the water during confession.

'Systematic deprivation': Man avoids jail for causing death of partner

Northlander successfully appeals jail sentence for causing death of his partner.

Whangārei on a good start with National Volunteers Week, collects over 7500kg of waste

Volunteers gathered over 7500kg of waste during rubbish clean-up in Raumanga.

Atrocious goat track: Motorist fumes over state of Northland state highway

Northland motorists are tired of forking out to fix car damage caused by state highways.

Wellsford run riot in the second spell

Injury-ravaged Waipu forced to field players in two consecutive games.

Whangārei out of water reform, CEO cites trust issue with govt

Mayor Sheryl Mai angles for compensation over water reform.

For the love of beer: Northland craft brewers reveal secret ingredients

Reporter Jenny Ling discovers what's behind the success of two Northland craft breweries.

Whangārei homicide: 20 yr old man charged with murder

Police speaking to witnesses and conducting a scene examination today.

Hikoi to Kaikohe: Huge protest over 'modern-day land grab'

An estimated 2000 people joined the hīkoi to the council offices in Kaikohe on Friday.

Whangārei man tells jury of 'confession' to murder

Samuel Pou told a drinking mate he burnt his partner's body on a farm.

'You have sinned against Māori' - SNA hīkoi hits Kaikohe

'We got it wrong' - the admission that came as 2000 protesters descended on Kaikohe.

Lawyer guilty over false accusation of govt manager hacking social media account

Tribunal describes conduct of lawyer who attacked government manager 'disgraceful'.

Misspelling 'Whatuwhiwhi' and the ugly viral video that followed

A viral video of a racial slur has led to an apology from the pub where it was filmed.

Nurses strike: 'I try to cry at home, I go to work afraid'

For eight hours, 1400 Northland nurses stopped work to ask for a better deal.

Bridget Simmonds murder trial: Mother tells of daughter's final visit

Northland woman tells mother her partner assaulted her, causing fractured ribs.

Axed road projects: 'Where's the analysis?'

Opinion: Traffic delays are bad for liveability and productivity, but also for emissions.